Confusing Fold Truffle vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnotrya	Hsunycteris
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.